PSA Marine: a stake in Panama 
PSA Marine has completed its acquisition of a 45% stake in Meyer’s Tugs (MTSA) from Inversiones Maritimas CPT in Panama. Peter Chew, managing director of PSA Marine: “CPT and PSA Marine share a passionate belief of growing the towage service offering in Panama.” Located in... more
MSC: the Dragon is back
The new Dragon service from the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is returning to Hutchinson Ports Best. After a change of route since Covid-19, MSC decided to reintroduce the Dragon service linking the Asian continent with the Mediterranean Sea: it will have a new weekly... more
GAC Ireland and GBF UK: a first joint milestone
GAC Ireland, a global provider of integrated shipping, logistics and marine services, and Green Biofuels (GBF) have completed the debut lifting of biofuels from Ireland’s first clean fuels terminal. It is a major milestone in their cooperation: GAC operated and maintained... more
IRS at Singapore Maritime Week
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), an international ship classification society and IACS member (International Association of Classification Societies), organised several successful events during Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) 2023, which took place on April 24-28. The SMW is... more
MSC linking Africa, the Middle East and India
MSC is continuing to enhance its services between Africa, the Middle East and India and launching two direct connections between India and Africa: the India Africa Service (IAS), and the India to South Africa Service. Both of them have a weekly frequency. The first one, IAS,... more
RUD: new equipment to move maritime cranes
RUD, a drive specialist based in Aalen (Germany), has developed the Tecdos drive, new equipment to provide robust, low-maintenance and reliable solutions for moving maritime crane systems. Tecdos is a high-performance round steel chain and very resilient, making it a... more
A shuttle barge service on the Seine
Hapag-Lloyd, a global container liner shipping company, has launched a barge shuttle service for import and export containers from Le Havre, via the Parisian suburbs of Gennevilliers and Bonneuil-sur-Marne. The vessels use the Seine, one of France’s longest rivers and a... more
‘HyBarge’ project for new propulsion technology
Earlier in May HGK Shipping, Europe’s largest inland shipping line, signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) with the companies Hydrogenious LOHC Maritime and Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies to promote the ‘HyBarge’ project from 2024 onwards. LOHC stands for liquid-organic... more
ASA’s first International Shipping Forum
A series of top executives addressing the Asian Shipowners’ Association’s first International Shipping Forum (ISF) voiced their optimism concerning cooperation to overcome the challenges of the future. The ISF, held at the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore, addressed ‘Blue and... more
Manage supply chain risks with a PSA BDP tool
PSA BDP, a provider of integrated and port-centric supply chain and transport solutions. has launched its ‘Risk Monitor’, a digital tool that provides real-time supply chain visibility to customers through data analysis, also with the help of an add-on feature called ‘Smart... more